Xtreme Swing is a
thrill ride located at
Valleyfair
Valleyfair is a amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair, the park opened in 1976 and now features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak Cit ...
in
Shakopee, Minnesota
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.
Specifications
Xtreme Swing is a
Screamin' Swing
Screamin' Swing is a pneumatically powered pendulum ride designed and manufactured by S&S - Sansei Technologies. The ride was first installed and operated in 2004 at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. On February 26th 2 ...
type ride built by
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. The structure itself is tall at its highest point, the equivalent height of a ten-story building, making it the world's second largest swinging thrill ride,
Skyhawk at
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and op ...
being the largest. It consists of two swinging arms, both tall, seating 20 across and 20 back to back (40 total). At full swing, the ends of the arms approach high off the ground—as high as a twelve-story building—and achieve a maximum velocity of 60 miles-per-hour—faster than most wooden
roller coasters
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
. The ride lasts about one minute, and can accommodate 800 passengers per hour. Riders must be or taller. Riders are restrained by a lap bar.
See also
*
Skyhawk, a similar ride that opened at
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and op ...
the same year
References
External links
Official page
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Amusement rides manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies
Valleyfair
Amusement rides introduced in 2006
Cedar Fair attractions